Thread updated January 2009 - see bottom
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Good news!
The City intends to municipally designate (and therefore protect) the Hart-Crandell House on Broadcast Hill, the President Apartments, Nellie McClung House and the Customs Building in the Beltline, and the Mackay house in Parkdale. Below we have a Herald story, links to threads elsewhere on the website about the President Apts. and the Hart House, and the text of the report going to the Standing Policy Committee on Land Use and Transportation July 23 2008, which contains more background and historical information.
Calgary Herald story, July 18 2008:
..."These buildings are physical anchors to the history of the city," said Bob van Wegen, of the Calgary Heritage Initiative Society, who laments the demolition of the Penny Lane building and Curtis Block...
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/new ... fcf11fa8d8
Hart House thread:
http://calgaryheritage.org/CHIForum/viewto ... hart+house
President thread:
http://calgaryheritage.org/CHIForum/viewto ... ?p=164#164
LPT2008-45
SUMMARY/ISSUE
Council authorization is required for Administration to issue notices of intention to designate five separate properties as Municipal Historic Resources under Section 26 of the Alberta Historical Resources Act. The properties are: McKay House; President Apartments; Crandell–Hart House; Nellie McClung House; and the Customs House.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL DIRECTION/POLICY
2007 November 26, Council approved recommendations in LAS2007-129 which made designation of the McKay House Resource a condition of the sale of 142 – 37 Street NW.
2007 March 12, Council approved recommendations in CPC2007-029 which included retention of the President Apartments in association with Land Use Redesignation Bylaw 25Z2007.
2006 0ctober 16, Council approved recommendations in CPC2006-111 which included retention and preservation of the Crandell-Hart House in association with Land Use Redesignation Bylaw 96Z2006.
2006 May 15, Council approved the Beltline Area Redevelopment Plan which allows the transfer of unused density from properties designated as Municipal Historic Resources to other Beltline sites. Therefore, Municipal Historic Resource designation is required for the Nellie McClung House to benefit from this incentive. The President Apartments will also benefit from this incentive as a result of designation.
Council approved the Special Heritage Reserve Fund in 1995 and the Heritage Incentive Program in 2003, which both provide financial incentives for the rehabilitation of heritage resources. Designation as a Municipal Historic Resource will help to secure rehabilitation funding from these programs for the Customs House.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATIONS:
That the SPC on Land Use, Planning and Transportation recommends that Council:
1. Direct Administration to issue a notice of intention to designate the McKay House as a Municipal Historic Resource;
2. Direct Administration to issue a notice of intention to designate President Apartments as a Municipal Historic Resource;
3. Direct Administration to issue a notice of intention to designate Crandell-Hart House as a Municipal Historic Resource;
4. Direct Administration to issue a notice of intention to designate Nellie McClung House as a Municipal Historic Resource;
5. Direct Administration to issue a notice of intention to designate the Customs House as a Municipal Historic Resource: and
6. That this report be forwarded to the 2008 July 28 Regular Meeting of Council as an item of Urgent Business.
INVESTIGATION
Owners of each of these five properties have requested Municipal Historic Resource designation.
McKay House (140 – 37 Street NW; legally described as 8321AF; 33; 27, 28] is a Category ‘A’ property on Calgary’s Inventory of Evaluated Historic Sites. Purchase of the adjacent parcel (142 – 37 St. NW) by the owner of the McKay House from The City of Calgary is contingent upon designation of the McKay House.
President Apartments (809 – 12 Ave. SW; legally described as SA1; 85; 16-20) is a Category ‘B’ property on Calgary’s Inventory of Evaluated Historic Sites and merits designation as a Municipal Historic Resource.
Crandell-Hart House (435 Patina Place SW; legally described as 8255GA; A; 2) is a Category ‘A’ property on Calgary’s Inventory of Evaluated Historic Sites. A legal agreement is in place to protect the property until subdivision has occurred. Designation of the property once subdivision had occurred was a condition of the legal agreement; the subdivision process is in the final stages. Designation of the Crandell-Hart House property will reflect the subdivision with a different municipal and legal description. The notice of intention to designate will be issued when these new descriptions are available.
Nellie McClung House (803–15 Avenue SW; legally described as A1; 110; 17- 20) is a Category ‘A’ property on Calgary’s Inventory of Evaluated Historic Sites.
The Customs House (134 – 11 Ave. SE; legally described as A; 70; 21-24) is a Category ‘A’ property on Calgary’s Inventory of Evaluated Historic Sites.
IMPLICATIONS
General
Designating these properties will protect them from demolition. Designation will also ensure that future alterations are in keeping with the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada (Parks Canada, 2003).
Designating recognized historic resources aligns with the principles of the Calgary Heritage Strategy (2008).
Social
Protection of historic resources is important because they are integral to the identity of our community and help to strengthen its distinctiveness. Historic resources add to the beauty, character and visual interest of our urban environment which contributes to the city’s livability and are sources of community pride.
ImagineCALGARY identifies the protection of our built environment, its aesthetic assets, and distinctive characteristics as being an important component in creating a desirable city.
Calgary’s Sustainability Principles for Land Use and Mobility supports the conservation of historic architecture and places. Principle Three – foster distinctive, attractive communities with a strong sense of place – aligns with the conservation of historic architecture and places.
Environmental
No implications are identified.
Economic (External)
No implications are identified.
BUSINESS PLAN/BUDGET IMPLICATIONS
No compensation pursuant to Section 28 of the Alberta Historic Resources Act is owing as a result of designating of these properties.
RISKS
Not designating these properties would be counter to the conditions of associated land use redesignations, where applicable. Also, not designating these properties at this time could result in the loss of the opportunity to secure designation due to potential changes in ownership and other circumstances.
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